Miscellaneous International Trade Notices

1. JFK CBP Issues Pipeline on New Phone Numbers for Entry Branch, Updated Numbers for Cargo Branch

This pipeline also containing a list of updated numbers for the Cargo Branch.

(See ITT's Online Archives or 09/23/04 news, 04092399 10, for BP summary of Informational Pipeline No. 04-019 announcing new phone numbers for Cargo Branch.) (Informational Pipeline No. 04-020, dated 09/13/04, available via fax by emailing documents@brokerpower.com)

2. BIS Assesses Civil Penalty and Denies Export Privileges of Two Chinese Entities

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a notice announcing its findings that Xinjian Yi and Yu Yi, two Chinese entities, committed three violations of the of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by conspiring to export to China certain thermal imaging cameras in 1998. As a result, BIS has assessed a civil penalty of $22,000.00 against each of the two respondents and imposed a ten-year denial of export privileges. (D/N 03-BIS-12 and 03-BIS-11, FR Pub 10/01/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-22057.pdf)

3. IRS to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Rule on Entry of Taxable Fuel

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it will hold a public hearing on January 12, 2005 on the proposed regulations relating to the tax on the entry of taxable fuel into the U.S. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/27/04 news, 04082710, for BP summary of this proposed rule and other IRS regulations relating to taxable fuel.) (REG-120616-03, FR Pub 10/05/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-22372.pdf)

4. BIS Corrects its Order Denying Export Privileges of Joseph Talyi

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a correction to its September 27, 2004 notice which renewed for 180 days the order denying the export privileges of Yaudat Mustafa Talyi (a.k.a. Joseph Talyi). (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/01/04 news, 04100199 6, for BP summary of BIS' renewal of this order.) (FR Pub 10/01/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/C4-21558.pdf)

5. BIS Removes Indian Space Research Organization from Entity List, Etc.

BIS has issued a notice removing the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) from the Department of Commerce Entity List. In addition, BIS has removed certain export license requirements for seven ISRO subsidiaries also listed on the Entity List. BIS also subsequently issued a correction to this notice. (Removal notice: D/N 040713207-4207-01, FR Pub 09/22/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-21303.pdf; Correction, FR Pub 10/04/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/C4-21837.pdf)

6. FMC Lists Applicants for OTI Licenses

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that the following companies have filed applications for license as non-vessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC), ocean freight forwarder (FF) or NVOCC/FF ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs):

FMC notice (FR Pub 09/21/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-21215.pdf

7. FMC Reissues OTI Licenses

The FMC has announced that it has reissued the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses:

FMC notice (FR Pub 09/21/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-21214.pdf

8. FMC Revokes OTI Licenses

The FMC has announced that it has revoked the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, effective on the corresponding dates shown bellow:

FMC notice (FR Pub 09/21/04) available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-21213.pdf